A 37-year-old chef has been fined £600 by magistrates after some bizarre drunken behaviour in a Douglas pub.
Clark had initially gone into the pub asking to speak to a Hungarian man whom staff said they did not know.
He admitted an offence of disorderly behaviour on licensed premises and was also ordered to pay £200 prosecution costs.
Prosecutor James Robinson told the court how, on May 11 at 11.15pm, Clark entered Jaks approached bar staff.
He asked them: ’Where is that Hungarian guy that’s working?’
Staff told him there was no-one Hungarian working there and he left the pub.
However, he returned and was then said to have swore at staff and said: ’I asked you for a favour. You’ll get it. I’m from Liverpool. You will get it.’
Security staff escorted him from the pub but as they did he was said to have fallen to the floor and rolled himself outside.
Once outside he continued shouting and swearing and was subsequently arrested.
Clark entered a basis of plea saying that he had gone into the pub to see a man he knew but felt that staff had been dismissive of him.
He denied making the comment that he was from Liverpool but accepted that alcohol had played a part in the incident, and that he had sworn and shouted, admitting that his language had been unacceptable.
The prosecution did not accept the basis of plea but the court ruled that it would make no material difference to sentencing.
The court heard that Clark was still on licence until April 2019 after his early release from a sentence in Liverpool.
Defence advocate Roger Kane said: ’I would submit this does not cross the custody threshold. A letter has been received from the UK court saying that they do not deem this offence serious enough to warrant a recall.
’This offence didn’t involve violence on licensed premises, the extent of it was shouting and swearing.
’His behaviour was ridiculous for a grown man but I would submit other patrons would have found it ridiculous more than anything and wouldn’t have felt threatened by such behaviour.
’He has an extensive record but the probation report says he has gained qualifications in prison and he is in a job working six days a week.
’The future looks bright for him for the first time in a long time.’
Mr Kane asked that his client be spared a pub ban as he needed to work as a chef on licensed premises.
Magistrates ruled that Clark would be banned from purchased or being sold alcohol for two months, but would still be permitted to enter licensed premises.